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Lute and classical guitar. Occasional participation in the KU Instrumental Collegium Musicum and the Downtown Mandolin Orchestra (which includes guitars). My six-string classical guitar was built by Brian Cohen. In recent years I have been learning the Russian seven-string guitar, which is tuned in G major, on an early 20th-century (pre-Revolutionary) instrument provided by my friend Dr. Oleg Timofeyev and a new guitar built by Moscow luthier Vladimir Azhikulov. In May-June 2007 I attended the International Annual Russian Guitar Seminar (IARGUS), run by Dr. Timofeyev. Click here for some pictures of the event. In June 2009 I played in northern Germany with Andreas van Zoest, the Carl Maria von Weber Guitar Orchestra, and members of the Lawrence Guitar Quartet.

I have also dabbled in genealogy. You can visit my ancestors from Hungary, Moldova, Slovakia, Romania, and Ukraine.